In response to the COVID19 pandemic, on March 24, 2020, the
Government of Ontario released a list of workplaces that were
deemed to be 'essential services' that were permitted to
continue to operate in Ontario. On April 3, this list was
substantially reduced from 74 to 44. For the first time, the
Government has restricted the type of construction workplaces that
can remain open.
The construction workplaces that are still deemed to be
'essential services' are as follows:
- Construction projects and services
associated with the healthcare sector, including new facilities,
expansions, renovations and conversion of spaces that could be
repurposed for health care space.
- Construction projects and services
required to ensure safe and reliable operations of, or to provide
new capacity in, critical provincial infrastructure, including
transit, transportation, energy and justice sectors beyond the
day-to-day maintenance.
